Predicament

Predicament is a painting I made last year. Hopefully the idea behind it is pretty obvious... :) I wanted to go with the door as a shadowed, black mass, instead of one where you can see the wood and details, so that you are not distracted as your eye moves beyond it to the focal point out over the ocean. Using the glow effect behind the key was a way to emphasize that this was the goal for the person trapped behind the locked door.